Before withdrawing permanently from a course of study, you are advised to meet your Academic Advisor or supervisor to discuss the options available to you. It may be more appropriate for you to interrupt your studies instead - see Interruption (graduate)|.
You can also speak to the Students' Union Advice and Counselling Centre|.
Please Note: Research Students who wish to withdraw should email researchdegrees@lse.ac.uk|
If you wish to withdraw from your MSc or postgraduate Diploma programme, you should print off the form "Request To Withdraw" (PDF)|, (Word)|. This form can also be found at the Student Services Centre. Once you have completed the form, please submit it for confirmation to your supervisor or departmental administrator. After the form is signed, they will pass it to Student Services Centre.
After the form is received by Student Services Centre, you might be contacted by one of the members of staff to confirm and discuss your decision. Subsequently, the form will be submitted for processing and you will receive an email confirmation of your withdrawal within 3 working days from that date (except during the main registration period in September/October, when it may take longer).
Please complete the form fully including reason for withdrawal. Please note that any incomplete forms may delay processing your withdrawal from your course.
Fees
Students are liable to pay fees up to the Friday after the last day of attendance. You will not be charged your tuition fees if you withdraw before 31 October*. Once the registry has received notification of withdrawal, the fees office will be instructed to refund any surplus fees paid to you at your permanent home address. Please ensure via LSE for You| that the address we have on the school database is the current one.
For further advice about withdrawing from a programme, please use the Registry web queries| form.
*First year students on the MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management who withdraw on or before the fourth day of teaching in December will not be charged fees. Students who withdraw after this date will be charged half the annual fee if they have attended one unit of teaching, and the full annual fee if they have attended two units of teaching.